Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Second tyre being hammered into place
Hammering the tyre into place
Wheel in position for the tyre
Trimming with a drawknife
A few finishing touches to the second tyre
Cleaning up the tyre
Boring a hub the traditional way
Welding the tyre joint
Laying the wheel on the tyring stand
The second tyre being hammered in place
Cooling down while the trye is hammered in place
A 12 spoked wheel
Cleaning up the weld
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Drawknife in use shaping
Shaping with a rasp
Cooling down
Applying a hot tyre
Using a taper auger on a wheel hub
European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Welding
Tyre nearly in place
An example of wheel making in the past
Spot welding
Cooling the tyre down
Checking the tyre circumference
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